Collaborative series of stories looks at health care in Stanislaus County and what appears to be a lack of options for middle class people; New bill would ban use of fins in food; Former Bee sports editor on possible team move; Week-long celebration

Modesto Safety Net Doctors in Stanislaus County
say mounting numbers of out-of-work professionals and jobless blue
collar workers have joined the chronically poor in clinic waiting
rooms throughout the region, threatening to overwhelm its fragile
safety net. The deep recession has pushed the ranks of Central
Valley uninsured to unprecedented levels, while a dire state budget
deficit has forced lawmakers to drastically cut key health care
programs for the state's poorest residents. A series of reports
that culminated from a collaboration between the Modesto Bee and
the California Health Foundation Center for Health Reporting at USC
Annenberg ran in the paper this week. We'll talk about it with
reporter Jocelyn Weiner.

Shark Fin Ban A new bill sponsored by
Assemblyman Paul Fong (D) would ban the use of shark fins in food.
The practice - where only the fin is harvested and the shark is
returned to the water to slowly die - is considered inhumane by
most, but the fins are still used for soup by some in the Chinese
community. We'll talk with Assemblyman Fong about it.

Bradley on PossibleKings Move
Bill Bradley, the former Sacramento Bee Sports Editor who now
writes the 27x7 Blog, gives us his take on the Kings possibly
moving to Anaheim. Bradley has a long history of covering the Kings
and basketball in general, and this wouldn't be the first time he's
seen a team leave it's hometown for greener pastures.

Sacramento Beer Week The second annual
Sacramento Beer Week kicks off Thursda. Last year's inaugural event
was deemed an overall success and this year's event appears to be
even bigger and will include some special brews made just for Sac's
beer lovers. We'll talk about it with founder and executive
director Dan Scott and promotions manager Rick Sellers.